NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR part 60, subparts AA and AAa) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1060ss14.doc Supporting Statement A	2006-11-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24081	NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Are Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts AA and AAa)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0038	ICR Reference No: 200610-2060-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200508-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1060.14
Title: NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR part 60, subparts AA and AAa) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/06/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/27/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2007
Responses	195	0	192
Time Burden (Hours)	60,112	0	60,400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,390	0	290,000

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Abstract: These standards apply to facilities that produce carbon, alloy, or specialty steels (or minimills): electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and dust handling systems commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal and on or before August 17, 1983 (subpart AA) and electric arc furnaces, AOD vessels, and dust handling systems at steel plants commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after August 17, 1983 (subpart AAa). Consistent with the NSPS General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), owners and operators subject to these rules are required to comply with recordkeeping, monitoring and reporting requirements, unless specified otherwise in the regulation. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 35652	06/21/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 67557	11/22/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Are Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts AA and AAa)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	195	192	0	3	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	60,112	60,400	0	-288	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,390	290,000	0	-91,610	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease in burden from the most recently ICR is due to an adjustment. The change in burden from 60,400 hours to 60,112 for the new and existing facilities is due primarily to a change made on the number of operational days from 365 to 350 which offsets any increase that resulted from the increase on the number of average respondents per year from 95.3 to 96.6. The labor hours for management, clerical, as well as for technical employees have been updated. The decrease in the annualized capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs from $285,750 to $198,390 is due to a decrease of the number of respondents using continuous opacity monitors (COMs) for compliance with the stack emissions requirements. This is an update to the most recently approved ICR (i.e., ICR 1060.13) which did not account for this type of burden change as a result of the 2005 amendments to the standard. The operation and maintenance costs for the renewal of this ICR decreased due to a decrease on the number of sources using COMs as a result of electing to comply with the alternative option of daily opacity shop observations by a certified visible emission observer couple with the use of bag leak detection systems (BLDS).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $74,847

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/27/2006

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